GRE Word List
FRISK
to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
The meaning of the word frisk is to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| replicate | duplicate |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |